Hoosick Falls Students Tour France and Holland
Hoosick Falls area teachers and students from Hoosick Falls Central St Marys Academy and Greenwich Central School returned from a nine day Easter break trip to France and Holland. The 31 travelers left Hoosick Falls April 17 via Montreal and Amsterdam and visited Paris Hague Rotterdam Madurodam and the Anne Frank House among other sites.
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Hoosick Falls
France
Holland
Hoosick Falls Central
St. Mary’s Academy
Greenwich Central School
Anne Miller
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Montreal
Amsterdam
House and Rigks Museum
Jane Adsit
St. Mary's Academy
Quenelle
Hoffman
Greenwich Central
Grafton PTO reviews social work talks and plans events
Berlin Central School social worker Matt Giugno and Sally Perry of the Commission on Economic Opportunity spoke at the Grafton PTO meeting. Giugno discussed community social work, family issues, and parent discussions with juniors and seniors also joining group sessions. Perry outlined needs of the community and services including the Food Stamp program and nutrition classes. The group discussed by laws and planned a fifth grade field trip to Shaker Village, a Teacher's Recognition Dinner, a bicentennial play, and a balloon contest for May.
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Grafton
Matt Giugo
Berlin
Sally Perry
The
Commission On Economic Opportunity
Grafton Parent Teachers Organization
Giugno
Commission of the Handie Family
Rensselaer County
Ms. Perry
Shakers Village
Hancock
Mass
Help sought on burning permits and consumer aid column
Readers submit questions on burning permits for plum trees and brush from orchards, plus consumer repair woes and praise for hotline aid. The column lists contact details for a state forest ranger and notes a May 2 children’s festival invitation in Albany with two local organizers.
Suspicious fire destroys house in Petersburg
A fire of very suspicious origin damaged a one and a half story home on Toad Point Road in Petersburg early today. The owner, Melvin Weeden, was out of town and not located at 8 am. No injuries were reported. Firefighters controlled the blaze by 2 45 am and declared it out at 3 38 am with aid from a nearby brook. The fire department building in the municipal complex was destroyed by an earlier blaze on April 1.
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Petersburg
Toad Point Road
Rensselaer County Sheriffs
Melvin Weeden
Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department
Dave Mason
Berlin
Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department
Hewett
Typographical Conference Returns to Troy This Weekend
The 115th semi annual Empire Typographical and Mailer Conference lands in Colonie hosted by the Troy Typographical Union. Delegates from New York State convene Friday to Sunday at the Americana Inn to discuss contracts management and local issues with Troy leaders Tom Dowd and Stan Shiesley organizing arrangements.
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Colonie
Empire Typographical and Mailer
Troy Typographical Union
Americana Inn
New York State
Troy
Tom Dowd
Stan Shiesley
Rural America opposes farm definition change in census rules
Rural America Inc says a proposed change by the Agriculture Department would drop farms earning less than 1000 dollars annually from federal rolls, affecting roughly 600000 farms or about one fifth of U S farms. The group argues Congress should decide policy and notes the shift could bias future agricultural policy.
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Washington
Rural America, Inc
Agriculture Department
Bureau of the Census
Congress
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Clay L. Cochran
Rural America
House
Cochran
Minstrel Show Set for Saturday Night in Schuylerville
The Minstrel Stars and Stripes Forever runs Saturday at 8 p.m. in Schuylerville High School Auditorium. A 50 member cast from Corinth and Lake Luzerne performs for the Schuyler Hose Company building fund. Tickets from Mrs Turcotte, Mrs Hack, or at the door.
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Schuylerville
Schuylerville High School
Corinth
Lake Luzerne
Schuyler Hose Company
Joseph Turcotte
James Hack
Cattle Farmers Lose About 100 Per Head in March
An Agriculture Department analysis shows March losses around 100 per head for cattle farmers and feedlot operators due to a market slump and rising production costs. A 600-pound steer bought last September would need about 45.79 per 100 pounds to break even, but March prices averaged 36.14, yielding a 9.65 per 100 pounds loss.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Midwest
USDA
Blithe Spirit opens this weekend at Hoosick Falls HS
Hoosick Falls Central School Drama Club presents Noel Coward comedy Blithe Spirit this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Stewart Peckham plays Charles Condomine with Lisa Pedersen as his wife and Mary Jean Eberle as the spirited ghost. Angela Lefebvre enacts the medium Madame Arcati. Duane Moll, Laura Crowley as Dr and Mrs Bradman. Caroline Hanselman as Edith. Tickets from cast members or at the door.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Central School
Noel Coward
Charles Condomine
Mr. Condomine
Stewart Peckham
Lisa Pedersen
Mary Jean Eberle
Duane Moll
Laura Crowley
Mrs. Bradman
Caroline Hanselman
Edith
Drama’ Club
Caroline
First Communions Planned at Visitation Parish
Children of the Church of the Visitation will receive their first Holy Communion on May 2 at the 10 a.m. Mass. Sisters of the Atonement teach. Parishioners plan a breakfast and gathering after Mass in the Church Hall for communicants families and relatives.
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Schuylerville
Church of the Visitation
Sisters of the Atonement
Hoosick Falls Plans Meeting on Juvenile Drinking
A public meeting on juvenile drinking is set for May 8 at 8 p.m. at Hoosick Falls Central School. The film Chalk Talk will be shown and a panel of a lawyer, counselor, and law enforcement official will discuss the issue and take questions. The gathering continues a series by concerned residents and seeks county guidance on alcohol laws and youth education.
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Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls Central School
Republican Women Socialize With May Dance Plans
The Women's Republican Club in Hoosick Falls held a social Saturday at the VFW Club rooms with nearly 100 attendees. Plans for a buffet and dance were finalized, new members introduced, and the next meeting set for May 18 at 8 p.m. at the Community Center.
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Hoosick Falls
Women's Republican Club
V.F.W
Peter Roberto
Shelia Rider
Dorothy Carelli
Christina Stevens
Faye Wirmusky
Mary Haynes
Susan Murphy
Shirley Mahar
Women’s Republican Club
Josephine Beaumont
St Mary's Auxiliaries Host Flower Workshop and Plant Hanger Project
HOOSICK FALLS St. Mary's Auxiliary will hold an 8 p.m. workshop at Immaculate Conception Parish Hall to craft flowers for Fantastik Fair prizes. A second session is planned for May 6 at 8 p.m. to assemble plant hangers. attendees should bring rug yarns and plastic rings.
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Hoosick Falls
St. Mary’s
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Daughters Communion Breakfast Planned in Schuylerville
Court Stella Maris 396 of the Catholic Daughters of America will hold its annual communion breakfast at the Knights of Columbus Home on Pearl Street Schuylerville after the 8 a.m. Mass at the Church of the Visitation on May 2.
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Schuylerville
Stella Maris
Catholic Daughters of America
Knights of Columbus
Pearl Street
Church of the Visitation
Bennington Stores to Open Thursday Nights
Bennington merchants will stay open on Thursday nights until 9 PM instead of Friday nights. The Chamber of Commerce voted to switch hours to avoid conflicts with weekend events. Nearby towns like Williamstown North Adams and Pittsfield already offer Thursday night shopping.
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Bennington
Merchant’s Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Williamstown
North Adams
Pittsfield
Smorgasbord Dinner Aids West Hoosick Fire Dept
A smorgasbord dinner sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the West Hoosick Fire Department will be held April 30 at the West Hoosick firehouse. One serving starts at 6 30 pm. Tickets are advance only from Paula Backes Helen Filkins and Gayle Magisamo. Proceeds fund new equipment for the department.
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Hoosick Falls
Ladies Auxiliary
The
West Hoosick
Paula Backes
Helen Filkins
Gayle Magisamo
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